Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-24
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.
THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF AL
DERMEN MONDAY EVENING.
The old City Market to be Torn Down-A
Barn for the use of the City to be
Erected on the Market Grounds
The Other Proceedings.

All the members of the Board of Alder
men were present Monday with the
exception of Aldermen Booth and Watson.
at the adjourned meeting of the Board
The following resolution was introduced
and adopted
RcsOlrCd, That the city treasurer be md no
is hereby authorized TO make a Temporary
loan from time to time the same NAV he
required. the sum of $1,000 in the aggregate
anu pace the same TO the credit of the street
commissioners. for the purposes hereinafter
named; that the street commissioners be and
they are hereby authorized to erect IL barn on
the city market ground for the use of the
several departments of the city, and to fence
and otherwise suitably improve the city mar
ket grounds. That the street commissioners
he and they are hereby authorized to make
such use of the material in the city market
building, as they may need to carry the above
objects into effect
Resolutions were introduced and adopt-
ed that the water main on Maple street be
extended from near Elm street to Church
street; that the commissioners be in
structed to construct Il sewer in johnson
street as soon as practicable: that the
water department lay a main in johnson
street from Peru street to Monroe street :
authorizing the street department to
widen Church street between Maple and
King street, providing the same can be
done fora sum not to exceed 1915 author
izing the street department to con
struct sewer in Cherry street
from st. Paul street to Champlain /;
that three additional electric lights be
located, one on Colchester avenue near
Green Mount cemetery, one near inter
section of Colchester avenue and East
avenue, and one on Colchester avenue near
the roadway leading to.the Nary Fletcher
hospital.
The water committee reported in favor
of extending the water main. on North
E L.
lnasmuch as a seminary building is to be
erected and the trustees wish to take water
from this main.
The water committee reported adversely
to the granting of the petition of James
Stanley and others to extend the water
main on North street from Prospect street
to Mansfield avenue and the report was
adopted.
The water committee reported adversely
in reference to the petition of Rev. Father
Lynch and others for the free use of water
at the Catholic cemetery and their report
was adopted.
The water committee in the matter of
the petition to extend the water main on
the lower Winooski road reported adverse.
~ and their report was adopted.
Inc street committee reported in favor
OF accepting the new street between South
Union and South Willard streets when it
shall have been properly worked and
ers of the land.
a communication was received from the
mayor appointing the following special
policemen who were confirmed James
Barrett and Peter Peria.
The following licenses were granted
Miss &. e. Van Nance, to connect her
premises at corner St. Paul and Maple
streets with sewer; Gilmore Johnson, to
uSe portion of North Winooski avenue for
building purposes for two months NJ. J.
Denning, to connect premises l43 South
Battery street with sewer; G.. L. Beebe
to connect premises G. North Union street
with sewer st. Johns society, to erect an
arch at head of Church street and one on
the public square.
The Board accepted the invitation of the
st. Johns society to attend the celebration
OF their anniversary on Friday next The
Board then adjourned without day.